St Mary's Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy

Schools we chose for benchmarking

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Running cost categories

We've chosen 30 similar schools to benchmark this school against running cost categories, which includes all staffing (excluding premises staff), ICT, consultancy and catering.

How we chose these schools

We chose these schools based on:

  • school phase or type
  • region
  • number of pupils
  • pupils eligible for free school meals (FSM)
  • pupils with special educational needs (SEN), or proportion of various SEN provisions for special schools
Schools we've chosen
School Type Number of pupils Pupils with special educational needs Pupils eligible for free school meals
St Mary's Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,130 22.4% 44.5%
Haberdashers' Knights Academy
Bromley, BR1 5EB
Secondary 1,130 21.7% 43.9%
Great Academy Ashton
Ashton-under-Lyne, OL6 8RF
Secondary 1,304 22.2% 47%
Essa Academy
Bolton, BL3 3HH
Secondary 1,079 15.9% 44.8%
Castle View Enterprise Academy
Sunderland, SR5 3DX
Secondary 1,023 20.7% 46.4%
The Winsford Academy
Winsford, CW7 2BT
Secondary 1,023 21.4% 43.5%
St Peter's CofE Academy
Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 2RR
Secondary 1,053 18.9% 46.3%
The Hathershaw College
Oldham, OL8 3EP
Secondary 1,054 20.8% 47.2%
Heath Park
Wolverhampton, WV11 1RD
Secondary 1,187 19.8% 45.7%
Moseley Park
Bilston, WV14 6LU
Secondary 1,076 25.2% 47.3%
Haywood Academy
Stoke-on-Trent, ST6 7AB
Secondary 1,115 19.3% 43.1%
Southfields Academy
London, SW18 5JU
Secondary 1,179 23.7% 41.2%
Childwall Sports & Science Academy
Liverpool, L15 6XZ
Secondary 1,057 27% 45.9%
The James Hornsby School
Basildon, SS15 5NX
Secondary 1,042 19.8% 46.2%
Halewood Academy
Knowsley, L26 1UU
Secondary 1,147 22.5% 45.7%
Outwood Academy City
Sheffield, S13 8SS
Secondary 1,181 20.6% 42.9%
Ormiston Meridian Academy
Stoke-on-Trent, ST3 7DF
Secondary 1,049 19.3% 46.7%
Barr's Hill School
Coventry, CV1 4BU
Secondary 1,043 22.3% 42.4%
Co-op Academy North Manchester
Manchester, M9 7SS
Secondary 1,259 27.5% 46.7%
Oasis Academy Leesbrook
Oldham, OL4 5JE
Secondary 1,257 18.6% 47.1%
CHS South
Manchester, M21 7SX
Secondary 1,130 16.6% 46.9%
The Westleigh School
Leigh, WN7 5NL
Secondary 960 22.1% 41.9%
E-ACT Royton and Crompton Academy
Oldham, OL2 6NT
Secondary 1,001 16.6% 45.1%
Astrea Academy Dearne
Rotherham, S63 9EW
Secondary 1,107 22.8% 43.9%
Matthew Moss High School
Rochdale, OL11 3LU
Secondary 1,224 17.7% 41.4%
Seaham High School
Seaham, SR7 0BH
Secondary 1,123 20.8% 41.8%
Newhouse Academy
Heywood, OL10 2NT
Secondary 982 18% 43.7%
Dixons Broadgreen Academy
Liverpool, L13 5UQ
Secondary 1,232 16.5% 42.9%
Notre Dame Catholic Academy
Liverpool, L5 5AF
Secondary 991 23% 45.5%
New Road Academy
Telford, TF2 7AB
Secondary 1,094 23.7% 45.9%

Building cost categories

We've chosen 30 similar schools to benchmark this school against building cost categories, which includes utilities, cleaning and maintenance.

How we chose these schools

We chose these schools based on:

  • school phase or type
  • region
  • gross internal floor area
  • average age of buildings
  • whether they are a Private Finance Initiative (PFI) school
Schools we've chosen
School Type Number of pupils Gross internal floor area Average age of buildings
St Mary's Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,130 Sign in to see
Accrington Academy
Accrington, BB5 4FF
Secondary 995
Chadwell Heath Academy
Romford, RM6 4RS
Secondary 1,250
Hardenhuish School
Chippenham, SN14 6RJ
Secondary 1,607
Prince Henry's High School
Evesham, WR11 4QH
Secondary 1,282
Westcliff High School for Girls
Westcliff-on-Sea, SS0 0BS
Secondary 1,342
Shire Oak Academy
Walsall, WS9 9PA
Secondary 1,301
King Edward VI Grammar School, Chelmsford
Chelmsford, CM1 3SX
Secondary 1,138
The Mirfield Free Grammar
Mirfield, WF14 9EZ
Secondary 1,324
Aston Academy
Sheffield, S26 4SF
Secondary 1,516
Welling School
Welling, DA16 1LB
Secondary 1,092
West Hatch High School
Chigwell, IG7 5BT
Secondary 1,565
St Clement Danes School
Rickmansworth, WD3 6EW
Secondary 1,592
Keswick School
Keswick, CA12 5QB
Secondary 1,191
Notley High School and Braintree Sixth Form
Braintree, CM7 1WY
Secondary 1,258
Sexey's School
Bruton, BA10 0DF
Secondary 668
Woodkirk Academy
Wakefield, WF3 1JQ
Secondary 1,777
Mill Hill County High School
London, NW7 4LL
Secondary 1,651
Impington Village College
Cambridge, CB24 9LX
Secondary 1,452
Oxclose Community Academy
Washington, NE38 0LN
Secondary 1,079
Warlingham School
Warlingham, CR6 9YB
Secondary 1,443
Sutton Community Academy
Sutton-in-Ashfield, NG17 1EE
Secondary 803
The Howard School
Gillingham, ME8 0BX
Secondary 1,535
Malet Lambert
Hull, HU8 0JD
Secondary 1,657
Oxted School
Oxted, RH8 0AB
Secondary 1,613
Forest Gate Community School
London, E7 9BB
Secondary 1,347
Canon Slade School
Bolton, BL2 3BP
Secondary 1,748
Ecclesfield School
Sheffield, S35 9WD
Secondary 1,727
Wey Valley Academy
Weymouth, DT3 5AN
Secondary 997
Dinnington High School
Sheffield, S25 2NZ
Secondary 1,015